Apparently, I’ve got spondylolisthesis, meaning that a disk in my spine has slipped out of place (to a rather extensive degree, according to my doctor; it was a relief, at least, to have a professional tell me I wasn’t just being pathetic).
It fucking sucks. I’m laying in my bed now and I cannot describe to you the ways my back pieces currently feel like they are moving, except to say that the sensation is pervasive and unpleasant. Before I went to the doctor, I spent eleven days barely able to stand. I only left my bed to use the restroom and even that was an iffy prospect.
It’s unclear if this makes it better or worse, but the most likely cause for this that has been put forth so far is hilarious … And embarrassing.
Anyway, I’ve been enjoying this debilitating situation for a few months now and the next opportunity to potentially fix it is thirteen days from now. I wish it were today.
My wife has this among other things and is a big reason for her medical issues. Its been grade 1 and 2 at times and she says she can slip it somewhat back with this thing she has called newbacks. She can be out of bed but will increasingly be worse often depending on the amount of time. One hour and she will do fine but as it goes from there and if she is out for an extended period she will be down for days. Its somewhat dependent on being able to switch between standing and sitting and how good the seat is (the captains chairs in our minivan is about as best as she gets support wise compared to most chairs at places). Back when it was a one we could go to dinner or a movie but not really both in the same night. When it got worse we could still do a drive through for awhile. Pretty much can’t do anything together away from home now except maybe visit people for under an hour.
Has your wife visited a doctor? I did - with great difficulty and discomfort - and they offered three disparate treatments. None of them sound fun but all are pretty doable.
Good luck to your wife. Manageable or not, the situation sucks.
Basically she has many issues and we are sorta constantly deciding which to deal with. This one is actually one of her oldest and she has done multiple things. The nuback trio is the device she uses. Seems god aweful to me but she swears by it. She could use it on the floor before but now uses the bed (we use a sleep number and she puts it up to maximum firmness. would recommend as its the only bed you can modify day to day depending how you feel. get the cheapest version though and modify with toppers and such of your choice). She goes to the pain clinic when nothing else works and takes over the counters. She is worried about surgery because of what she sees with outcomes. Being so familiar with back problems and medical things is kinda funny. When this commercial for university of chicago super back specialty center or whatever came out I pointed it out to her as you can see they try to minimize showing it but the guy can’t turn his head at all. When you see him in the hallway talking to doctors you can see how he kinda turns his whole torso from the waist (its an upper back procedure). She has a lot of other things to sorta handle and no one works holistically nowadays in us medicine even though they will throw out the term. one thing at a time.
That sounds like no fun. I hope things improve for her.
Unfortunately and Im not sure how much your realize this. Its mostly about not getting worse and basic remediation of pain and such. Baring miracle medicine advances its just an area that is limited. Hope your things go as well as they can.